By How fitting that during the fiftieth anniversary year of his first World Championship title in 1976, Barry Sheene’s storied racing career is-celebrated at an event, named in his honour at Oliver’s Mount Scarborough.
Road Racing News, 2026 Barry Sheene Festival pre-event previews series, open today with a feature on Potter Plant Hire, The Pub & Kitchen Classic Superbike, Feature race encounters.
Leading lights expected to be in top contention for victory spoils, include off the back of a-prodigious TT 2026 campaign, Tom Weeden.
Despite being from Kent, Weeden (Club 77/Southern & Country Roofing – Suzuki) a North Yorkshire ‘Mini TT’ racer since the 2013 Spring Cup, considers Oliver’s Mount, his local race venue.
Classic SBK Champion in 2023 and 2024, the former Senior Manx Grand Prix winner, knows what it takes to conquer the mount.
Same applies to Joey ‘Yorkshire’ Thompson, racing under the Team Talk of The Town – Team York Suzuki Powered by Genertech Power Solutions and Motul banner (lengthy squad name to say the least!).
Johnny Stewart, aboard Pepsi Suzuki liveried GSXR 750 apparatus, is another potential front runner.
Jack Worth (Warrior Racing), Scott Aitkin (Kevin Liddle/Greylin Engineering), both improving talents at Scarborough, feature race runner-up last year, Paul Marley (Marley Landrovers) all cannot be-discounted from scooping elite results.
Finalising the fifteen-rider entry are Solo Riders Representative Roddy Taylor, Kristian Didelot, local ace Paul Moir, Oliver Morgan Edwards, Curtis Milburn (RM Performance Tuning).
Steve Birtles, Greg Haylott (Linton Finishing Touches/Keith & Loraine Learmonth), Lee Brocklebank and Mick Goodings (Bike Tyres Leeds – Kawasaki).
The yesteryear SBK contests, additionally include concurrently run 2-Stroke contests featuring the likes of Whippet Racing’s Stuart Hall, three wheeling TT great Dan Sayle (Falcon Electrical), Tony Flinton and Richard Hewitt (Cally Roberts Racing).
Words by Stevie Rial #dontletfearcontrolyou
